Despite recent headlines questioning the stability of the gaming industry – with layoffs said to be worse than ever andGaming Report is putting a positive spin on the uncertain future of this industry. Developers are said to be heavily reliant on the use of AI . are enough to get the job done anymore, with developers using generative AI to meet demands and get games released faster.
Faster productivity for developers seems to be the key goal, with the average time to launch a game increasing to over 300 days in 2023.
Fabio Franconceri, Head of Games Engineering at SYBO has also contributed to the report, stating,"I am experimenting with AI. There are many disciplines that go into making a game, and I am trying to understand how each and every one of them can benefit from it, like tools that can aid prototyping and content generation, level design, and narrative.
According to the Unity report, AI has been known to help generate prototypes in a studio's style, by using style guides to produce art assets that can fit with the look and feel of a project.